Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Tiger fights Australia grounding

A passenger walks past the departure screen as airlines cancel flights due to volcanic ash at Melbourne Domestic Airport Tiger Airways moves about 9,000 passengers a day on 60 domestic flights.

Tiger Airways will hold crisis talks with Australian regulators to try and counter safety claims and resume its domestic operations.

The Singapore-based low cost carrier's aircraft were grounded in Australia on Saturday by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on safety concerns.

The disruptions come at the start of peak school holiday season, which means less intense price competition.

Shares of competitors Virgin Australia and Qantas rose in early trade Monday.

Tiger's domestic Australian flights will be grounded until July 9, but its flights to Singapore are not affected.

Tiger operates 10 Airbus A320s domestically in Australia.

It is the first time in Australia's aviation history that an entire fleet has been grounded.

This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14009434

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